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Surname Kurpes in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kurpes families are generally Croats (from Ozalj area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Samobor area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Kurpes live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Jezerine in Jastrebarsko area (<5), Sisak (<5), Sveta Nedelja in Samobor area (<5), and in Donja Reka (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kurpes is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Kurpes " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kurpess " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Nikola Kurpes,
Mato Kurpes,
Višnja Kurpes,
Mladen Kurpes,
Volga Kurpes,
Ana Kurpes,
Darko Kurpes,
Blaž Kurpes,
Rajko Kurpes,
Robert Kurpes,
Željko Kurpes,
Draga Kurpes,
Marija Kurpes,
Zvonimir Kurpes,
Dragutin Kurpes,
Antonija Kurpes,
Josip Kurpes,
Katarina Kurpes,
Stjepan Kurpes